Brynmenyn railway station

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Brynmenyn
Brynmenyn Station 1930549.jpg
The site of the station, looking southwest towards Tondu, in 1962
Location Brynmenyn, Glamorgan
Wales
Coordinates 51°33′02″N3°34′51″W / 51.5505°N 3.5807°W / 51.5505; -3.5807 Coordinates: 51°33′02″N3°34′51″W / 51.5505°N 3.5807°W / 51.5505; -3.5807
Grid reference SS905847
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
12 May 1873 (1873-05-12)Opened as Brynmenin
1886Name changed to Brynmenin
5 May 1958 (1958-05-05)Closed

Brynmenyn railway station served the village of Brynmenyn, in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1873 to 1958 on the Garw Valley Railway.

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History

The station was opened as Brynmenin on 12 May 1873 by the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway. Its name was changed to Brynmenyn in 1886, although the old spelling remained in the handbook of stations until 1890. The station closed on 5 May 1958. [1] [2]

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The Garw Valley Railway is the trading name of the Bridgend Valleys Railway Company Limited. It operates a short section of 4 ft 8+12 instandard gauge railway located in South Wales, which is being recreated as a heritage railway. Formerly part of the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway (L&OR) and built by the Great Western Railway (GWR), the line was used for freight and passenger services, with most of the track still in place between Brynmenyn and Pontycymer. The project currently has a train shed at Pontycymer, and hopes to initially offer brake van rides between Pontycymer and Pant-y-Gog, a distance of 0.5 miles (0.8 km).

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 101. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Brynmenyn Station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Llangeinor
Line and station closed
  Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Garw Valley Railway
  Tondu
Line closed, station open
Blackmill
Line and station closed
  Llynvi and Ogmore Railway
Ogmore Valley Railway
 Terminus